My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 30: Shark (Newbies, please collect it!)

"God bless you, everything goes well, Yang Shoufu."

Lan Zhang, the Minister of Rites, said to Yang Tinghe who was standing in front of him.

He stood in front of the officials, looking so calm amid the nervous or uneasy eyes of the crowd behind him.

As the eunuch Zhang Yong, the eunuch in charge of rituals, announced on behalf of the Queen Mother, the animals that had survived the sacrifice were released.

The cavalrymen of Longxiang Guard on horseback put away their spears, bows and arrows and spread out.

The originally airtight encirclement spread out, and among the corpses of the same kind, the surviving beasts fled in a panic to escape this purgatory-like world.

On top of the mountain of corpses, the heads of several condemned prisoners were thrown on top.

The blood was flowing and still warm, it was obvious that he had just been slaughtered.

"When His Majesty Yingzong died, he left an edict that we, the Ming Dynasty, should no longer imitate the barbarian foreigners and perform blood sacrifices to human beings."

At this moment, a voice sounded at an inappropriate time.

Wang Qiong was the Minister of the Ministry of War at that time. This grumpy old man had not dealt with the cabinet and other high-ranking officials in the court since the Hongzhi Dynasty.

Of course, this is not just because he is a rare northerner among the six senior officials of the Ming Dynasty and many academicians.

The first assistant, Yang Tinghe, was from Jiangxi, the cabinet scholar Liang Chu was from Guangdong, the Wenyuange scholar Jiang Mian was from Yunnan, and the minister of rites Mao Cheng was from Jiangsu.

Among the high-ranking officials in the Ming court who were born in the south, Wang Qiong was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province in the north.

In response to Wang Qiong's strange annoyance, Jiang Mian, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion who stood on Wang Qiong's side, could not help but speak at this time.

After all, the cabinet unanimously voted to pay tribute to Emperor Taizong in the southern suburbs in advance, and it was obvious that he had a part in it.

"When His Majesty Yingzong passed away, the country had just recovered from the turmoil, and people's hearts were in danger. His Majesty took pity on him, so he had the legacy to abolish the system of burying concubines at the sacrifice. Now the chief minister is working on state affairs, not to mention working hard, which can be regarded as conscientious. When Mr. Wang speaks like this, doesn’t it chill the hearts of the knowledgeable people in the world?”

After hearing this, Wang Qiong did not refute, but looked at Jiang Mian.

"I heard that while the late Emperor was recuperating, the shipyard at Master Chiang's house was making money every day."

When Wang Qiong said this, the expression on Jiang Mian's face remained unchanged.

It wasn't until Wang Qiong's next sentence that his expression changed slightly.

"Such unscrupulous trade with Haiyi is suspected of collaborating with the enemy. The imperial court has repeatedly issued orders prohibiting trade with Japanese pirates. Doesn't Master Mao know?"

Jiang Mian's expression changed, but Wang Qiong remained unyielding.

"I heard that every time Mr. Jiang's family's fleet boarded, there was an endless stream of porcelain from Jiangxi, silk from Jiangsu, and Shu brocade from Yunnan. I don't know who is so bold as to collude with this family and regard the laws of the court as nothing."

Jiang Mian looked calm, but did not mean to answer at all. Instead, he asked Wang Qiong.

"The maritime transportation in the south is complicated, and it is inevitable that some lawless people will have illicit connections with the foreigners. If Wang Shangshu has evidence, he will send someone to deal with it directly."

“But now the greatest harm to the imperial court lies in the Tatars in the north. Now that the northern military treasury is running low, the border generals are colluding with the government and embezzling the imperial court’s money and food.

A batch of new firearms manufactured by the Ministry of Industry were shipped to Datong at the end of last year, and they all fell into the hands of the Mongols at the beginning of this year. If King Huhan hadn't led his troops to surrender this year, I don't know how long the imperial court would have been kept in the dark..."

Having said this, Jiang Mian stared closely at Wang Qiong's eyes, as if he wanted to see something in his eyes.

But Wang Qiong's expression did not fluctuate at all, and he answered with the same calm expression.

"According to what Academician Jiang said, if there is evidence to prove this illegal thing, I would also like to invite Academician Jiang to take the person..."

The Ming Dynasty had been in existence for a hundred years and had long-standing shortcomings.

The national treasury is in short supply, corruption is rampant, the people are in dire straits, and rebellions arise one after another.

There was also the opposition between the north and the south, and the civil and military struggle.

The military leaders were separatist, and the rebels were self-respecting and started rash border provocations. Mutinies in the army due to lack of pay often occurred.

The two looked at each other, each knowing the other's heel and the country's disaster.

But there is nothing that can be done about it.

How sad!The building will collapse!
Who can turn the tide!

……

Renyin, the carriage arrived at Liangxiang.

At this time, there was only one day left to travel to the capital.

Zhu Houcong was carefully roasting bird eggs in the room, while on the other side he was bragging with his friends in the Zhutian Baojian.

Moments later, the door was knocked.

Luo An's voice came from behind the door.

"Your Highness, Zhang Yanling just said that he had the Queen Mother's oral instructions and returned to Beijing under the cover of night."

Sure enough, can't you stand it any longer?
Zhu Houcong glanced at the dragon bird egg in front of him with a little pity. It was only the size of a palm, and there was a string of delicate patterns of green and gold on it.

It seems I can’t eat you today.

It seems that he senses the evil intentions of the people outside the eggshell.The dragon bird egg that Zhu Houcong placed in the center of the fire and roasted carefully moved slightly.

He quietly moved his position, trying to stay away from Zhu Houcong, the god of plague.

"Where is he now?"

"General Wang Qi has already given chase."

Ever since Luo An and Wang Meng accepted the gift together.

Zhu Houcong suddenly discovered that his plan to bring the spiritual cultivation craftsmanship in the world of immortality to the world was about to be accelerated.

The spiritual energy of the Ming Dynasty is thin, and although demon blood warriors require fewer resources for cultivation, they still need to eat in order to maintain their energy and blood.

After half a month, the reserve of spiritual rice in Zhu Houcong's storage bag was exhausted.

If it were replaced by ordinary food from the Ming Dynasty, an entire military arsenal would be eaten out.

This made Zhu Houcong think about whether he should go back to the world of immortal cultivation to purchase some spiritual rice for later use.

By the way, I asked Yue Shanhai to get some Bigu Pills.

Fortunately, the immortal cultivator only eats to make up for the loss of the Three Treasures. One full meal can last for a long time. This time, if two people are full, the next meal will be a month later.

Zhu Houcong responded.

The calamity-resolving method in the body is running on its own, which means that something big is bound to happen tonight.

It seemed that some people couldn't sit still when they saw that he insisted that Jiang's mother accompany him to Beijing.

Wu Zong's edict has been announced to the world, if nothing is done before Zhu Houcong comes to Beijing.

There will never be such a good opportunity again.

"Your Highness, please inform General Jiang to send more manpower."

Outside the door, Luo An asked carefully.

"Do not--"

Zhu Houcong opened the door.

He carried the red blood knife, a first-class high-grade weapon found from Guo Scarzi's body.

"You will stay here today."

Zhu Houcong ordered.

Tonight's calamity was a bit too strong.

I'm afraid Wang Meng and Luo An alone can't handle it.

Feeling the faint tingling between the eyebrows.

Zhu Houcong's eyes darkened slightly.

……

"The little emperor must be shown his power tonight."

On the outskirts of the capital, in a cave hidden in dense forests.

The candlelight hit Zhang Yanling, who was shrouded in a bamboo hat, and cast a long series of reflections on the wall.

In the cave, the fishy smell of the sea, which had always troubled Zhu Houcong, filled every corner and was nauseating.

But the people in the cave seemed to smell nothing, and everything was as usual.

Zhang Yanling looked a little ferocious.

"Where are those sharks we raised? Every year, so many ships are sent through the Luzon trade route! So many people and animals are given to them! Now is the time when our Zhang family can use them!"

Zhang Yanling took a deep breath.

The three people around looked at the furious Zhang Yanling and were silent.

"The mistress has given instructions that the country has no master now and the situation is complicated. It is not appropriate to act rashly!"

On the right, a middle-aged woman holding a Western crystal ball tried to persuade, but was rudely interrupted by Zhang Yanling.

"What do you know! The little emperor! That Jiang family! They really want to kill me! If the little emperor and Princess Jiang enter the capital together, let alone the Zhang family, even the Queen Mother will not be able to keep her position when I see it! "

As he spoke, Zhang Yanling felt his brain buzzing.

He tightened his grip on the snake-shaped jade pendant around his waist.

After taking a deep breath, I regained some sense from the normal madness.

"Yes, the little emperor cannot die. There is no more suitable candidate than him now, but Princess Jiang must not enter Beijing, no matter what method is used! Send a message to the sharks and let them ashore tonight! Otherwise, next year Let them go ashore to catch the blood food themselves!”

(End of this chapter)